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1. Metrix Prefixes

1) Give the symbol for each of the following metric unit.

a) millimeter
b) kilometer
c) milligram
d) kilogram
e) millisecond

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2. MEB: Practice with Scientific Notation and Powers of Ten

1) Convert the following numbers into scientific notation.

eg: 100 = 1 x 102

a) 10,000
b) 10,000,000
c) 0.001
d) 0.000001
e) 0.1
f) 4,256
g) 6,234,000
h) 0.0026
i) 0.00005689
j) 24,5000
k) 0.00000000012
l) 3.405
m) 7,000,000,000

2) Write the following numbers in standard notation.

eg: 6.5 x 10–5 = 0.000065

a) 3.22 x 109
b) 8.314 x103
c) 478593 x 10-12
d) 0.000097 x 108
e) 45792343 x 10-12
f) 34590 x 10-3
g) 0.03250 x 106
h) 431354690 x 10-7
i) 3454.090 x 10-5
j) 1.690 x 10-4
k) 29280 x 10-11
l) 0.690 x 104
m) 0.00000008969 x 109

3) Arrange the following numbers, written as powers of 10, from the smallest to the largest:
100, 10-14, 102, 10-3, 10-7, 104, 10-9, 105 , -10

4) Arrange the following numbers, written as powers of 10, from the largest to the smallest:
105, 10-22, 108, 10-6, 100, 102, 10-10, 107 , -10

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3. MEB: Unit Conversion

The purpose of this task is for you to become comfortable converting between different units
of measurement, a skill necessary to all engineers. Many publications in the United States
still use the English system, whereas many engineers use the metric system. Therefore, it is
often necessary to convert between the two systems.

FACTOR FOR UNIT CONVERSION

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APPENDIX II : USEFUL QUANTITY

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Length, L (SI unit = m) (English Unit = ft)

A meter (SI unit) has been officially defined to be the distance traveled by light in a vacuum
in 1/299,792,458 second. All other length and distance measurements in the metric system
derive from the meter (eg. km= 1000m, 1m= 1000mm).

1) An adult's height may be about

a) 1.7 km b) 1.7 ft c) 1.7 cm d) 1.7 m

2) The longer edge of a matrix card is about

a) 8.5 in b) 8.5 cm c) 1.7 cm d) 1.7 m

3) The thickness of a pipe is about

a) 1 ft b) 10 mm c) 0.001 yd d) 10 cm

4) The width of this sheet of paper is about

a) 22 km b) 22 dm c) 22 cm d) 22 yd

It is very useful to know how to convert between units in the metric system.

Example problems:

1) Convert 34.5 mm to m.

 1m 
34.5mm   0.0345m
 1000mm 

2) Convert 23.6 mm to km. (HINT: You can avoid careless mistakes by first converting from
mm into m, and then converting from m to km.)

 1m  1km 
23.6mm    .0000236km
 1000mm  1000m 

Converting between the English and Metric systems is very similar to problems you did
above.

Example problems:

Convert 23.6 cm to ft.

 1inch  1 ft 
23.6cm    0.77 ft
 2.54cm  12inch 

5) Convert the following measurement:

a) 345 mm to m b) 829 cm to km c) 0.98 m to km

d) 12.5 x 104 cm to mm e) 42.5 x 10-3 km to cm f) 0.0072 km to mm
g) 0.823 cm to ft h) 23 x 1022 in to km i) 13.8 x 10-2 mile to km
j) 767.6 yd to mm k) 0.823 cm to in l) 23 x 10-2 m to ft
m) 4 x 108 cm to mile n) 0.91 x 10-3 yd to mm o) 8293 ft cm to km

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Volume, V (SI unit = m ) (English Unit = ft )

The volume of a solid body is the amount of "space" it occupies. Volume has units of length
cubed (i.e., , , , etc.) For example, the volume of a box (cuboid) of length , width ,
and height is given by

Take a look at the relative sizes of liters, milliliters and cubic meter and circle the appropriate
volume.

1) One aluminum can of soda is about

a) 3.5 mL b) 35 mL c) 350 mL d) 3.5L

2) A small glass of orange juice is approximately

a) 2.0 L b) 2.0 mL c) 200 mL d) 20 L

3) A cubic meter of water is equal to

a) 1000 mL b) 1 mL c) 0.1 L d) 1000 L

4) Convert the following:

a) 2.9214 L to mL b) 29634 mL to L c) 105 mL to m3

d) 1.25 ft3 to m3 e) 3.7 x 10-9 m3 to in3 f) 0.00089 x 103 m3 to L
g) 4474 x10-9 m3 to mL h) 1x 10-5 ft3 to cm3 i) 3.2 mL to m3
j) 546 x 10-9 m3 to in3 k) 34 x 10-9 L to gallon l) 3.7 x 109 mL to in3
m) 3.7 x 103 qt to L n) 3.7 x 10-9 cm3 to qt o) 3.7 x 10-9 L to in3

Mass, m (SI unit = kg) (English Unit = lbm)

In physics, mass is a property of a physical body which determines the strength of its mutual
gravitational attraction to other bodies, its resistance to being accelerated by a force, and in
the theory of relativity gives the mass–energy content of a system.

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 323 g to kg b) 0.778 g to mg c) 16.6 x 104 mg to kg

d) 2.645 x 104 µg to kg e) 0.76 x 10-6 g to kg f) 54 x10-12 oz to mg
g) 1.6 x 104 g to ton h) 38.67 kg to lbm i) 11 x 108 oz to ton
j) 232.9 lbm to g k) 77.4 metric ton to lbm l) 5670000 g to lbm
m) 4.524 x102 mg to lbm n) 54 x10-12 oz to g o) 5.67 x10-13 ton to mg
p) 2 x1021 mg to metric ton q) 244 kg to oz r) 8.8884 x102 mg to oz

Time, t (Unit = s)

Common Metric Units of Time Equivalent Value

Minute 1 min = 60 s
Hour 1 hr = 60 min
Day 1 day = 24 hr
Year 1 year = 365 days

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 36 s to hr b) 3 days to hr c) 9600000 s to days

d) 20.9 min to s e) 284 days to yr f) 0.54 yr to days
g) 1.9 x 10-4 hr to s h) 78.67 min to hr i) 19 x 109 min to yr
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Mass flowrate, ṁ (SI unit = kg/s)

The mass flow rate of a system is a measure of the mass of fluid passing a point per unit
time.

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 46 mg/s to kg/s b) 1222 g/s to kg/s c) 0.987 ton/s to kg/s

d) 11 x 103 mg/min to kg/s e) 421 x 10-4 g/min to kg/s f) 6.3 x 10-4 ton/min to kg/s
g) 9.57 kg/s to kg/min h) 3 x10-7 kg/min to ton/hr i) 15 x108 kg/hr to ton/hr
j) 3.6 lbm /m to kg/s k) 6 x 10-8 ton/hr to kg/min l) 0.046 kg/s to oz/s
m) 454 mg/s to lbm/s n) 959.6 lbm/s to ton/s o) 1.5 x104 g/hr to oz/s
p) 25.86 mg/s to lbm/min q) 13 x 103 mg/min to oz/hr r) 998 kg/hr to lbm/hr

Velocity, U (SI unit = m/s) (English unit = mile/hour)

Velocity is a vector quantity that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position."

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 36 cm/s to m/s b) 1222 cm/min to m/s c) 987cm/hr to m/s

d) 12 x 10-3 km/hr to mm/s e) 0.21 x 104 km/min to m/s f) 123 x 104 km/s to mile/hr
g) 4.57 in/s to m/min h) 329 x10-7 m/min to km/hr i) 185 x10-8 ft/s to mm/s
j) 2 x10-5 yd/min to km/hr k) 839 ft/min to km/min l) 6.9 x103 m/min to mile/hr
m) 49 mile/hr to km/min n) 1.2 x10-3 mm/min to ft/s o) 34 x102 ft/min to km/hr
p) 5 x10-4 km/min to mile/hr q) 18435 x10-3 ft/s to m/s r) 0.004 mile/min to ft/hr

Volume flowrate, Q (SI unit = m3/s)

The volume of fluid that flows past a given cross sectional area per unit time.

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 8.6 cm3/s to m3/s b) 2646 mL/s to m3/s c) 294 x10-6 mm3/s to m3/s
d) 0.003 mL/hr to mm3/s e) 576828 qt/min to m3/s f) 3432 m3/hr to ft3/s
g) 3 x108 cm3/hr to m3/s h) 0.1003 m3/hr to mm3/s i) 45.62 gal/min to L/s
j) 5.64 x10-4 ft3/s to mL/s k) 0.47 m3/s to gal/s l) 9.5 in3/hr to mm3/s
m) 3.4 x10-3 in3/s to m3/s n) 0.233 m3/hr to qt/s o) 424 L/min to ft3/s
p) 21 cm3/s to gal/s q) 3.4 in3/min to cm3/s r) 8.1 x105 L/s to gal/min

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Density, ρ (SI unit = kg/m ) (English unit = lbm/ft )

The density of a substance is the relationship between the mass of the substance and how
much space it takes up (volume). The mass of atoms, their size, and how they are arranged
determine the density of a substance. Density equals the mass of the substance divided by
its volume; D = m/v.

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 8336 g/cm3 to kg/m3 b) 34.36 kg/cm3 to kg/m3 c) 0.008 ton/m3 to kg/m3

d) 9544 lbm/ft3 to kg/m3 e) 7685 oz/qt to kg/m3 f) 1 x 109 mg/mL to kg/m3
g) 53 kg/m3 to g/cm3 h) 3 g/L to kg/m3 i) 2 x 102 mg/L to oz/in3
j) 1 x 10-5 mg/mL to kg/m3 k) 8336 g/cm3 to kg/m3 l) 5.6 mg/mL to kg/m3
m) 949.6 oz/ft3 to kg/m3 n) 2372 lbm/ft3 to kg/m3 o) 1 x 109 oz//ft3 to mg/mL
p) 8336 g/cm3 to kg/m3 q) 1kg /mL to metric ton/qt r) 33 lbm/ft3 to ton/m3

2) Carbon tetrachloride is a solvent used for degreasing electronic parts. If 25.0 mL of

carbon tetrachloride has a mass of 39.75 g, what is the density of the liquid?

3) Which of the following has the greater density: ice or water?

4) An automobile battery contains 1275 mL of sulfuric acid. If the density of battery acid is
1.84 g/mL, how many grams of acid are in the battery?

Force, F (SI unit = N) (English Unit = Ibf)

1) Convert the following measurements:

a) 3.6 N to kg·m/s2 b) 5696 N to g·cm/s2 c) 2 x 102 kg·m/s2 to dynes

d) 832 dynes to N e) 29.65 kg·m/s2 to Ibf f) 1 x 109 Ibf to Ibm·ft/s2
g) 3.5 g·cm/s2 to dynes h) 1.24 N to Ibm·ft/s2 i) 45 kg·m/s2 to dynes
j) 1 x 10-4 kg·m/s2 to N k) 9.4 Ibf to N l) 0.006 kg·m/s2 to Ibf
m) 6.6 dynes to Ibf n) 4.272 g·cm/s2 to Ibf o) 1 x 10-8 N to Ibm·ft/s2
p) 0.332 N to Ibm·ft/s2 q) 80.32 dynes to kg·m/s2 r) 40.73 g·cm/s2 to Ibm·ft/s2

Pressure

= N/m2 = kPa
= bar = mmbar
= dynes/cm2
1 atm
= mm Hg at 0ºC (torr) = m H2O at 4ºC
2
= Ibf/in. (psi) = ft H2O at 4ºC
= In. Hg at 0ºC

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